With the preseason in the rearview mirror for all 32 teams in the National Football League, it's time for the main event, a la the start of the regular season, which officially kicks off Thursday night when the New England Patriots host the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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The Giants went 2-2 this preseason, with wins in Week 2 and Week 4 over the Jacksonville Jaguars and New England Patriots, respectively.
Big Blue opens the 2015 season with a visit to Dallas. From 2009-2012, the Giants won four consecutive games as the road team in this vaunted NFC East rivalry.
With the 2015 regular season officially underway, Giants.com takes a look at power rankings coming in from outlets across the country:
**CBS SPORTS**
NYG:
12
Comments: Eli Manning will have a big second season in Ben McAdoo's offense. The major concern is how the Giants piece together the defense.
NFC East: No. 3 Cowboys, No. 13 Eagles, No. 32 Washington.
NFL Top 5: Packers, Patriots, Cowboys, Steelers, Colts
**FOX SPORTS**
NYG:
21
Comments: If Jason Pierre-Paul can make an early season return, it will take a lot of pressure off a secondary that was ravaged by injuries this preseason. Eli Manning will look to build on one his best regular seasons after moving to offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo's quick-hitting offensive scheme in 2014.
NFC East: No. 5 Cowboys, No. 9 Eagles, No. 30 Washington
NFL Top 5: Seahawks, Broncos, Patriots, Packers, Cowboys
NYG:** 22 Comments:Odell Beckham didn't catch a pass longer than 8 yards this preseason. I'm not sure that's a reason to worry, but it's not comforting either. NFC East:No. 7 Cowboys, No. 12 Eagles, No. 31 Washington NFL Top 5: Seahawks, Patriots, Packers, Colts, Broncos
**NFL.COM**
NYG:
21
Comments: It's always nice to have your GM pressing the pressure button while you're still practicing in shorts in early August. Twenty-eight points per game -- the bar Jerry Reese set for his team earlier this month -- might seem like a tall order for this offense, what with New York's weight-room-depleted offensive line, an oft-injured starting tailback and a key wideout coming off major knee surgery. Then you look around at the other defenses in the NFC East. "Make that 35, guys. I think we should score 35 points per game."
NFC East: No. 5 Cowboys, No. 12 Eagles, No. 27 Washington
NFL Top 5: Packers, Seahawks, Colts, Patriots, Cowboys
**ESPN**
NYG:
21
Comments: The Giants' offense could be one of the NFL's best, but the injuries keep piling up on defense. The Giants have already placed four safeties on injured reserve this preseason.
NFC East: No. 6 Cowboys, No. 9 Eagles, No. 32 Washington
NFL Top 5: Seahawks, Patriots, Packers, Colts, Broncos
Photos of players on the Giants official roster


DE BRAD BARS

WR ODELL BECKHAM JR

SAFETY NAT BERHE

LB JASPER BRINKLEY

DT JAY BROMLEY

LB JONATHAN CASILLAS

T EMMETT CLEARY

SAFETY LANDON COLLINS

WIDE RECEIVER VICTOR CRUZ

SAFETY JUSTIN CURRIE

WIDE RECEIVER ANTHONY DABLE

RB ORLEANS DARKWA

WR GEREMY DAVIS

LS ZAK DEOSSIE

TIGHT END LARRY DONNELL

WR BEN EDWARDS

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN DILLON FARRELL

T ERECK FLOWERS

GUARD ADAM GETTIS

DEFENSIVE TACKLE JOHNATHAN HANKINS

WR DWAYNE HARRIS

DT DAMON HARRISON

GUARD BOBBY HART

LB MARK HERZLICH

DEFENSIVE TACKLE MONTORI HUGHES

SAFETY BENNETT JACKSON

CB TRAMAIN JACOBS

CB JANORIS JENKINS

RB RASHAD JENNINGS

GUARD JOHN JERRY

FB/TE WILL JOHNSON

CENTER BRETT JONES

LINEBACKER DEVON KENNARD

WIDE RECEIVER TAVARRES KING

TIGHT END MATT LACOSSE

QB ELI MANNING

DE STANSLY MAPONGA

CENTER SHANE MCDERMOTT

DEFENSIVE BACK LEON MCFADDEN

LINEBACKER JAMES MORRIS

QB RYAN NASSIB

TACKLE MARSHALL NEWHOUSE

DEFENSIVE TACKLE LOUIS NIX III

KICKER TOM OBARSKI

LS TYLER OTT

DEFENSIVE END OWA ODIGHIZUWA

DEFENSIVE END JASON PIERRE-PAUL

TACKLE JUSTIN PUGH

RB Bobby Rainey

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN WESTON RICHBURG

LINEBACKER KEENAN ROBINSON

CB DOMINIQUE RODGERS-CROMARTIE

OFFENSIVE TACKLE JAKE RODGERS

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN RYAN SEYMOUR

LB Kelvin Sheppard

OL Byron Stingily

SAFETY COOPER TAYLOR

LB J.T. THOMAS

SAFETY MYKKELE THOMPSON

TIGHT END WILL TYE

DE OLIVIER VERNON

RB SHANE VEREEN

CB TREVIN WADE

RB ANDRE WILLIAMS

PUNTER BRAD WING

WIDE RECEIVER MYLES WHITE

FULLBACK NIKITA WHITLOCK

DEFENSIVE END KERRY WYNN